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World Cup: Roy Hodgson admits England may have to qualify via play-offs

Roy Hodgson is determined to avoid a World Cup play-off but accepts England may have to take that route to Brazil 2014.

Last Updated: 28/03/13 9:14am

Roy Hodgson: England boss knows they may have to take play-off route to Brazil 2014

Tuesday night's 1-1 draw in Montenegro leaves England remain two points adrift of their opponents in Group H, and they will be five behind by the time they play again if Montenegro overcome a dangerous Ukraine outfit in June.

That would leave England facing the challenge of securing three wins and a draw from their final four games in the autumn to secure an automatic World Cup berth without ending up in the play-offs, which could include Croatia, Portugal and France.